Arson was the original suspected cause of the Patent Office Fire of 1836, but closer investigation revealed that poor storage of stove ashes was to blame. https://t.co/Ou5irc1VXu #DCHistory Arson was the original suspected cause of the Patent Office Fire of 1836, but closer …
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Matchbook cover from the Allies Club, a WWII era private club located just east of Thomas Circle. It became an after hours bottle club, where patrons could bring their own alcohol and skirt the DC law prohibiting the sale of alcohol late at night. Large 1964 apt on the site …
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The Geminids Are Here! via NASA https://t.co/h8H5okqrDE https://t.co/5Lv8TUe1WS
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In the late 1930s, the Engineering and Research Corporation tested their latest plane, the Ercoupe, at an airstrip near College Park, Maryland. https://t.co/WL029JgXYN #MDHistory In the late 1930s, the Engineering and Research Corporation tested their latest plane, the Ercou…
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Today in History - December 13 https://t.co/yW5Dq1KTv5 With these words, Daniel Webster concluded his successful defense of the inviolability of the royal charter of Dartmouth College, which was originally obtained on December 13, 1769: "It is, Sir, as I have said, a small c…
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Quote of the Day: "Home is the nicest word there is." - Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Fox anchor Chris Wallace makes his own news with move to CNN (from @AP) https://t.co/I5WWhbY19g
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